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TPHA Poster Presentation Guidelines – 2016 PRESENTATION DETAILS: Outstanding Poster Presentation Award  T he re will b e five fina lists a nd o ne a wa rd fo r Outsta nding Po ste r Pre se nta tio n.  Spe c ific sc o ring c rite ria use d to ide ntify po ste rs fina lists inc lude : Orig ina lity; Sc ie nc e ; I mplic a tio ns fo r pro g ra m, po lic y a nd/ o r pra c tic e ; Cla rity; a nd Pre se nta tio n. Design and layout specifications (*CHANGE)  Ma rrio tt sta ff will se t up the po ste r pre se nta tio n displa y b o a rd a nd sta nds with the dime nsio ns (* 4 fe e t in le ng th by 4 fe e t in he ig ht- dia g ra m la st pa g e ) o n T ue sda y e ve ning . Due to spa c e limita tio ns the 4 fe e t b y 4 fe e t size is the mo st tha t c a n b e a c c o mmo da te d a t this time . I f this pre se nts a ha rdship ple a se c o nta c t pa ul.pe te rse n@ tn.g o v.  E a c h po ste r sta nd will b e numb e re d a nd this will c o rre spo nd to the o rde r the y a re liste d in the c o nfe re nc e b ro c hure .  Po ste rs will b e se t up in the Ma in Ha llwa y (L o b b y le ve l). Ple a se lo o k fo r yo ur po ste r numb e r within the c o nfe re nc e b ro c hure a nd e nsure yo ur po ste r numb e r ma tc he s up with the a ppro pria te e nume ra te d displa y sta nd.  T he po ste r mo unting WIL Y . T he po ste r displa y L BE YOUR RE SPONSIBIL IT b o a rd a nd sta nd will b e pro vide d this ye a r. T ha t me a ns a ll yo u will ne e d to b ring is push pins to a tta c h yo ur po ste r. Absolute ly no poste r will be ta pe d or ta c ke d to the hote l wa lls!  Po ste rs sho uld b e se t up a nd re a dy fo r vie wing no la te r tha n the pub lishe d time o f 10 AM (Ce ntra l) o n We dne sda y mo rning ( 9/ 14/ 16 ). Yo u c a n se t up yo ur po ste r a s e a rly a s 8 AM o n We d ne sda y.  Po ste r se ssio ns will e nd a t 2 PM CST o n T hursda y ( 9/ 15/ 16 ). Ple a se re move your poste r a t or be fore 2 PM T hursda y. Poster Withdrawal  Withdra wa l o f a n a c c e pte d a b stra c t must b e ma de no la te r tha n 5 p.m. Ce ntra l Sta nda rd T ime o n July 24, 2016 b y c o nta c ting pa ul.pe te rse n@ tn.g o v. Withdra wa ls ma de a fte r this da te o r fa ilure to pre se nt a n a c c e pte d a b stra c t c o uld re sult in disq ua lific a tio n fro m pre se nting a n a b stra c t a t future c o nfe re nc e s.

FORMATTING GUIDANCE: Lettering Recommendations  e xt sho uld b e re a d a b le fro m five fe e t a wa y. Use a minimum fo nt size o f T 18 po ints.  L e tte ring fo r the title sho uld b e la rg e (a t le a st 70-po int fo nt). Use a ll c a pita l le tte rs fo r the title . Visual Recommendations  Pre se nt nume ric a l da ta in the fo rm o f g ra phs, ra the r tha n ta b le s (g ra phs ma ke tre nds in the da ta muc h mo re e vide nt). I f da ta must b e pre se nte d in ta b le -fo rm, K E E P I T SI MPL E .  Visua ls sho uld b e simple a nd b o ld. L e a ve o ut a ny unne c e ssa ry de ta ils.  Ma ke sure tha t the te xt a nd the visua ls a re inte g ra te d. F ig ure s sho uld b e numb e re d c o nse c utive ly a c c o rding to the o rde r in whic h the y a re first me ntio ne d in the te xt. E a c h visua l sho uld ha ve a brie f title . Text Recommendations  Ple a se utilize a sc ie ntific fo rma t in de ve lo pme nt o f po ste r se c tio ns: Ba c kg ro und , Ob je c tive s, Me tho ds, Re sults, Co nc lusio n.  K e e p the te xt b rie f. Blo c ks o f te xt sho uld no t e xc e e d thre e pa ra g ra phs (vie we rs wo n't b o the r to re a d mo re tha n tha t). Use te xt to (a ) intro duc e the study (wha t hypo the sis wa s te ste d o r wha t pro b le m wa s inve stig a te d? why wa s the study wo rth do ing ? ), (b ) e xpla in visua ls a nd dire c t vie we r’ s a tte ntio n to sig nific a nt da ta tre nds a nd re la tio nships po rtra ye d in the visua ls, a nd (c ) sta te a nd e xpla in the inte rpre ta tio ns tha t fo llo w fro m the da ta . I n ma ny c a se s, c o nc lusio ns c a n b e summa rize d in a b ulle t-po int list.  Cite a nd re fe re nc e a ny so urc e s o f info rma tio n o the r tha n yo ur o wn, just a s yo u wo uld do with a re se a rc h pa pe r. Ask yo ur pro fe sso r a b o ut the pa rtic ula r c ita tio n syste m tha t yo u sho uld use (e ve ry disc ipline use s slig htly diffe re nt style s). T he "Re fe re nc e s Cite d" is pla c e d a t the e nd o f the po ste r. Miscellaneous Suggestions  SI MPL I CI T Y I S T HE K E Y. K e e p to the po int, a nd do n't try to c o ve r to o ma ny thing s. Pre se nt o nly e no ug h da ta to suppo rt yo ur c o nc lusio ns.  Whe n yo u b e g in to ma ke yo ur po ste r, first c re a te a list o f the visua ls tha t yo u wo uld use if yo u we re de sc rib ing yo ur pro je c t with o nly the visuals . Write the te xt afte r yo u ha ve c re a te d the list o f visua ls.  Be fo re the po ste r se ssio n, re he a rse a b rie f summa ry o f yo ur pro je c t. Ma ny vie we rs will b e in a hurry a nd will wa nt a q uic k "g uide d to ur" o f yo ur po ste r. Do n't b e a fra id to po int o ut unc e rta intie s in yo ur wo rk; this is whe re yo u ma y g e t use ful fe e db a c k.

 Sug g e stion: Print ha ndo uts o r sma ll 8 x 11 inc h c o pie s o f yo ur pre se nta tio n, so inte re ste d c o nfe re nc e a tte nde e s c a n b ring yo ur pre se nta tio n ho me with the m fo r furthe r re vie w. Bring so me type o f sle e ve (pla stic , ple xig la ss, e tc .) to ho ld the se do c ume nts. T he po ste r b o a rd ve ndo r will pro vide do ub le side d Ve lc ro so yo u c a n a ffixe d yo ur sle e ve to the a c tua l b o a rd. Poster presentation display board stand dimensions: Max Width 4 Feet Max Width 4 Feet POSTER 2 POSTER 1 Max Height 4 Feet